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Step by Step Solution
Reformatting the input :
Changes made to your input should not affect the solution:
(1): "x2" was replaced by "x^2".
Step 1 :
Equation at the end of step 1 :
(3x2 - 5x) - 50
Step 2 :
Trying to factor by splitting the middle term
2.1 Factoring 3x2-5x-50
The first term is, 3x2 its coefficient is 3 .
The middle term is, -5x its coefficient is -5 .
The last term, "the constant", is -50
Step-1 : Multiply the coefficient of the first term by the constant 3 • -50 = -150
Step-2 : Find two factors of -150 whose sum equals the coefficient of the middle term, which is -5 .
| -150 | + | 1 | = | -149 | ||
| -75 | + | 2 | = | -73 | ||
| -50 | + | 3 | = | -47 | ||
| -30 | + | 5 | = | -25 | ||
| -25 | + | 6 | = | -19 | ||
| -15 | + | 10 | = | -5 | That's it |
Step-3 : Rewrite the polynomial splitting the middle term using the two factors found in step 2 above, -15 and 10
3x2 - 15x + 10x - 50
Step-4 : Add up the first 2 terms, pulling out like factors :
3x • (x-5)
Add up the last 2 terms, pulling out common factors :
10 • (x-5)
Step-5 : Add up the four terms of step 4 :
(3x+10) • (x-5)
Which is the desired factorization
Final result :
(x - 5) • (3x + 10)
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